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	<title>Hello Ladies &#187; Sotamayor</title>
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		<title>Walmart Gender Discrimination Suit Update</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2011/04/walmart-gender-discrimination-suit-update/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 10:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elena Kagan]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The class action gender discrimination suit against Walmart, which had been given a green light by a federal judge and a federal appeals court, could be losing steam in the Supreme Court. Lawyers for the plaintiffs must prove Walmart had an unlawful policy that led to the discrimination. The UPI explained the challenge they face in trying to prove the class has merit, “The basic claim in the suit is that Walmart maintains a common culture &#8212; &#8220;the Walmart Way&#8221; &#8212; to ensure uniformity in its 3,400 stores … but the corporate headquarters gives local store managers unlimited discretion to decide pay and promotions &#8212; resulting in lower pay and fewer promotions for women.” Many close to the case and present in the courtroom said the justices seem divided down gender lines with Justices Sotamayor, Ginsburg and Kagan revealing support for the case in their line of questioning. The St. Petersburg Times reported, “ Ginsburg, who made her legal reputation in sex-discrimination law, said WalMart&#8217;s experience shows how &#8220;gender bias can creep&#8221; into the workplace. It isn&#8217;t &#8220;at all complicated,&#8221; she said. &#8220;Most people prefer themselves. And so a decisionmaker, all other things being equal, would prefer someone who looked like him.&#8221; The case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pat Buchanan among us</title>
		<link>http://helloladies.com/2009/10/pat-buchanan-among-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:15:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Gender discrimination exists in the workplace. Work ethic is not the problem.]]></description>
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